Loveland

Jerome Boulay was buried in snow for hours but survived deadliest avalanche in fifty years

Earlier this week, we shared the shocking news of an avalanche near Loveland Pass that killed five people taking part in a fundraising event for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, with a sixth, Jerome Boulay, somehow surviving after being buried in the snow for four hours. Now, the CAIC has ... More >>

Several small Colorado breweries have recently signed on with distribution companies

Several small Colorado breweries that only sell in-state have recently signed on with distribution companies in order to get their beer inside more mouths. Dry Dock in Aurora, Trinity in Colorado Springs and Eddyline Brewing in Buena Vista are all working with Western Distribution, while Telluride ... More >>

Second-grader's suspension for throwing an imaginary grenade raises ire locally, nationally

Last Friday, Alex Evans, a second grader at Loveland's Mary Blair Elementary, was suspended for playing an imaginary game that included throwing a pretend grenade. Such stories are manna from heaven for those who think political correctness runs amok at schools. But while a local critic of Mary Blai ... More >>

"Mustang" isn't the only controversial public art in Colorado

See also: After five years, it might be time for "Mustang" to mosey on

Opening day at Breck, So-Gnar Shred Circuit at Copper, 'Obamney' storm on the way

Breckenridge opened for the 2012-'13 ski and snowboard season today, with two lifts and forty acres of terrain, joining Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Keystone and Copper Mountain. And with the So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour kicking off tomorrow at Woodward at Copper and OpenSnow.com (a Westword Best of Den ... More >>

Photos: Avery Brewing's SourFest brings out the wild times

Avery Brewing hosted one of the most talked-about beer festivals of the year on Saturday -- and one of the hardest tickets to get -- delighting 400 beer geeks who love "sour" or "wild" ales -- beers typically brewed with bacteria and yeast strains that give them deliciously off flavors.

Joseph Shematek's death means 2012 Colorado ski season tied for most lethal ever

On Sunday, Joseph Shematek, a 71 year old from Windsor, died at St. Anthony's Hospital following a skiing accident in Loveland. By our count, he's the seventeenth person to pass away as a result of injuries on the slopes of a Colorado resort this season, tying it for the deadliest on record.

Occupy Denver: Protester says FBI agents visited his home to investigate car bomb rumor

​About a week and a half ago, Occupy Denver protester Tanner Spendley became the main character in a situation that could easily be a bar joke. Three days before the local group occupied the Walmart distribution center in Loveland, Spendley heard a knock on the door of his Denver apartment. Wh ... More >>

The Edge: Westword's winter activities guide helps you sort out the 2011-2012 season

​Welcome to the online version of The Edge 2011-2012, Westword's annual insider's guide to winter activities. This season has already seen plenty of snow, and that's just the beginning, as the 25 resorts profiled below have added new terrain, lifts, features, events and restaurants. To sort it ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Make the '80s Ski Party last all weekend

​Come out of the closet, gapers! Hot pink and electric blue ski and snowboard gear from the 1980s lives forever thanks to events like tonight's 8th annual 80s Ski Party at Mile High Station, 2027 West Lower Colfax Avenue, where they won't even let you through the door unless the bouncer needs ... More >>

Powder day! Wolf Creek Ski Area opens tomorrow with 36 inches of new snow

"It would be sad to see this much snow not being skied on at a ski area," says Elesha Goad, ticket office supervisor at Wolf Creek Ski Area, where they're opening this weekend to take advantage of the 36 inches of new snow that has fallen in the last 24 hours, and where the forecast calls for more t ... More >>

What's in a name? For craft brewers at #GABF, anything goes

There are the cute ("Smokey the Beer," Blind Tiger Brewing in Topeka, Kansas), the mysterious ("Hoodoo Voodoo IPA," Three Creeks Brewing in Sisters, Oregon), the sexy ("Sexual Chocolate," Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) and everything in between when it comes to beer names spotte ... More >>

Local movie theaters back out of showing Electric Daisy Carnival Experience film

​After a riot ensued at Grauman's Chinese Theatre last week for the premiere of Electric Daisy Carnival Experience documentary, nearly all of fifteen local theaters that were originally slated to show the film have backed out of showing it. So now if you want to see the film, which is only s ... More >>

Dan Maes pours more cold water on the GOP leadership

Dan Maes​Readers are still commenting on the last Dan Maes missive posted here -- "Good grief, people, ignore this NothingBurger," wrote one commenter -- and now up pops another one. Actually, this is the one Maes says he meant to write before he got sidetracked by "calling a spade a spade" -- ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top five wicked ways to celebrate Mother's Day

​Lookout, mom! The Pagan Downhill crew ("sickest longboarding events in the world") is dropping bombs on Lookout Mountain this weekend for the 2011 Buffalo Bill Downhill Bloodspill, a skateboarding race pretty much guaranteed to live up to its gruesome name as 120 of Colorado's craziest skater ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Mayday! May Day! Top 5 ways to get some action

​Get dirty! Head to Fruita for the 16th annual New Belgium Brewing Fruita Fat Tire Festival this weekend, where organizers have dropped most of the pretense in favor of letting people go ride during the day and then party all night. Don't miss the Clunker Crit junker race on Saturday at 2 p.m. ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Last-chance Spring lift ticket deals

​Beaver Creek, Silverton Mountain and Echo Mountain all called it quits for the season yesterday, but that doesn't mean there isn't still perfectly good skiing and snowboarding to be had: Copper Mountain, Vail, Winter Park, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass are all throwing rites of Spring bashes t ... More >>

The Cruelest Month

Today in Stoke: Loveland and Winter Park offer I-70 closure workarounds

Photo courtesy Loveland Ski AreaLoveland's offering free pancake breakfast during the I-70 closure​This week's I-70 closures come just as some local ski resorts are getting into full Spring swing and as new snow continues to pile up: The Interstate will be closed from Empire (exit 232) to Silv ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Pre-season Spring deals on 2011/2012 ski passes

$199 for a 2011/2012 season pass? Believe it.​Many Colorado ski areas announced pre-season discounts on 2011/2012 season passes this week. Yes, we know there are still three or four good weeks of Spring skiing and shredding ahead of us, and that Arapahoe Basin will be keeping the dream alive u ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: More local adventure than you can shake a snowboard at

Photo courtesy Vail Resorts​After getting dumped on all week (nearly three feet, as of this writing) Vail is opening today with 1,150 acres and nine lifts. Eldora opens today, too. Winter Park opened on Wednesday and will open Mary Jane tomorrow. And Keystone, which opened on November 5, is op ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Pura Vida and Outdoor Divas ski and snowboard demo day at Loveland

​If you're looking around at a lot of empty cubicles in your office this morning, chances are your female co-workers are taking a "sick" day at Loveland: The ski area is hosting a complimentary On Snow Refresher Workshop today with Warren Miller Entertainment heartthrob Chris Anthony at 9 a.m. ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to celebrate being alive, November 12-14

Liam Doran/Breckenridge Ski ResortNow we're talkin'​1. Opening weekend at Breck. More than six inches of fresh pow for opening day today and 17" so far this week mean you could be skiing or snowboarding on some serious snow right now. Get to it. There are also freshies to be had this weekend a ... More >>

The Edge: Westword's Winter Activity Guide 2010-2011

Vows with a View

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with the Nurses (that just sounds dirty, doesn't it?)

​And the Christmas songs just keep cropping up from the scene. Over the past week, we've spotlighted a pair of original holiday-oriented tunes from the Mansfields and Dressy Bessy. This one's a cover from a newer act out of Loveland called The Nurses doing a faithful version of the standard "Have ... More >>

The Edge: Our guide to the season's best skiing, boarding and more

Five reasons to make the Ski Expo this weekend

A Flickr photo.Expo 2008.​An estimated 30,000 ski and snowboard junkies will flock to the Colorado Convention Center this weekend for the 18th annual Ski and Snowboard Expo. Here, five reasons you should be one of them:

The Denver Post's giggle-worthy fart story

An image from the ifartmobile.com website. The Denver Post is a little late to the fart party. Today, the Post had a story about the court battle between two Apple iPhone app creators -- one of them based in Loveland -- over the phrase "pull my finger." The same story was covered by other local an ... More >>

All Dressed Up

This scavenger hunt is a slippery slope.

The Empress rules!

Super Star Asian may rate as the Best Dim Sum in Denver, but according to Chinese Restaurant News magazine, the Empress Dim Sum Seafood Restaurant -- a more upscale, white-tablecloth joint located nearby at 2825 West Alameda Avenue -- ranks as the sixth-best Chinese restaurant in America, far ahead ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Chronicle Does the Limbo

What a Character

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the week of 2/28/2008

McHale and Harley

Nude News

Howe Xcellent

This DJ's XM show is helping put Denver on the map.

Strange but True

A year of dysfunctional family values -- and missing panties.

Silent Running

The Art of Silent Film brings wordless rapture back to the silver screen.

Club Scout

Aztlan Theater

Chair of Chipotle

Bruce Gueswel is having an art attack.

Vows With a View

Loveland chimes in with Mountaintop Matrimony

Running Scared

Shawna Rush worked with troubled teens. Then she was killed by one.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Rear-View Mirror

The Loveland Museum and Gallery surveys Vance Kirkland's notable career.

Best Flying Canine

Clever Corbin

Best racing greyhound

Shootyz Groove

Night & Day

August 6 - 12, 1998

Fry Me to the Moon

Fallen Angel

How a sculpture was loved and lost in Loveland.